给 (colloquial passive)

The cup got broken — street style

• In speech, to / for / give给gěi can mark the passive: the subject got something done to it.
• cup杯子bēi zito / for / give给gěito break打破dǎ pò(completed / change)了le = "the cup got broken."
• It's a casual cousin of (passive: by)被bèi.

Receiver + to / for / give给gěi + (Doer) + Verb Phrase

• to / for / give给gěi flags the receiver of the action; the doer is optional.

cup杯子bēi zi(passive)给gěibreak打破dǎ pò了le。

• cup杯子bēi zito / for / give给gěito break打破dǎ pò(completed / change)了le = "the cup got broken."

Recap

Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Prepositions.